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"We urge all world leaders to place children’s rights and their protection at the core of every decision being made."– statement by SRSG on Violence Against Children, Dr. Najat Maalla M’jid on World Children's Day

New York, 20 November 2023 – The world is facing a global child rights crisis. Children’s rights are left behind.

More children than ever are deprived of their rights. More children than ever are experiencing violence in all settings, being killed, forcibly displaced, being behind bars, and facing extreme poverty and social exclusion.

On this World Children’s Day, we express our sorrow for the huge toll being paid by children worldwide, and we express our rage because we know that the violence children are facing is always preventable.

On this World Children’s Day, we urge all world leaders to place children’s rights and their protection at the core of every decision being made.